Literature Nobel Prize

Elena Pinnen, Italian literature teacher in H-FARM International School — So often we think about writers as strange creatures, having their head in the clouds, whose words — albeit beautiful and charming — are irrelevant, compared with the technological inventions and discoveries by scientists. They’re wrong. What if we discovered that reading a literary work of fiction planted a kernel of an idea to a future scientist to invent marvellous technological artefacts? Or that by taking inspiration from the jargon and imagination of poets, select scientists have been able to produce their sensational theories? …

Please do notice that my stories are not a plot overview … so have a read! It’s been a few readings since I’ve picked up something that presents a challenge to me as a reader. So your not going to be surprised if I decided to return to the doom…

As I finish the final page of this epic, I realised that I could barely find words to summarize such an eloquent story. But since it pierced me deep in my heart, I knew that the attempt would not be in vain. One Hundred Years of Solitude is a Latin…

“I’m a Dylan fan, but this is an ill-conceived nostalgia award wrenched from the rancid prostates of senile, gibbering hippies.” This is how Trainspotting’s writer, Irvine Welsh, reacted upon hearing the announcement of 2016’s Literature Nobel Prize recipient, Bob Dylan. His answer is strikingly colourful, that’s for sure. …

In the Nobel-prize winning Kazuo Ishiguro’s “The Remains of the Day,” the writer narrates the story through the point of view of ‘I,’ Mr. Stevens, the dignified butler of Darlington Hall. He’s the protagonist of the story, yet he’s an unreliable character. You cannot trust his point of view because…

Augmented Reality — as layers of narratives on top of Reality — becomes reality itself. — When I wrote Part I and Part II of this series, in which I argued that Augmented Reality is all about narratives, I was aware where the path was leading. The discussion would evolve into one about reality itself — what is real, what makes people think it is real…

I want to share some thoughts I’ve been having about a little challenge I’ve been facing in the past several years. I have always loved reading and ever since I remember myself, I had a stack of books next to my bed. Being old school, I still do most of…

Tras un escándalo sexual de un personaje cercano a la institución, varios de sus miembros renunciaron en 2017. — AFP La Academia Sueca, que entrega el Premio Nobel de Literatura, anunció la elección de nuevos miembros. La decisión se tomó para renovarse tras el escándalo #MeToo, por la que se quedaron sin quorum para elegir este año el galardón.. La Academia solo contaba hasta ahora con 10 miembros de…

El fotógrafo francés es el protagonista del escándalo sexual que desintegró la Academia Sueca y postergó el premio Nobel de Literatura. — AFP El fotógrafo francés Jean-Claude Arnault, de 72 años, era acusado de haber violado dos veces -en octubre y en diciembre de 2011- a una misma joven en un apartamento de Estocolmo. …